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Snowcial announces speaker lineup and headline performance
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 4:05pmThe worlds of digital storytelling, snowsports and technology will converge at Heavenly Mountain Resort Jan. 18-21 for the fourth annual Tahoe Snowcial (www.tahoesnowcial.com), a winter festival th...
Site ranks Heavenly among most popular resorts in North America
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 1:44pmSkireports.com came out with a ranking today based on Facebook fans and Heavenly Mountain Resort at Lake Tahoe, which has 93,887 Facebook followers, ranked second among the most popular resorts in North America. Northstar ranked eighth in the field and Squaw Valley, 14th.
Kyburz post office threatened with closure, cuts to service
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 9:33amA sign on the Kyburz Lodge reads "Welcome to Kyburz. Now leaving Kyburz," a reference to the blink-and-you-miss-it community along Highway 50 halfway between the South Shore and Placerville.
But the mountain hamlet is actually home to 110 people and the community is fighting to save its 150-year-old post office, located in the lodge.
Ski report: Fun on and off the mountain
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/24/2011 - 4:57pmMost resorts in the Tahoe area having festivities on the mountain and in the villages. Sierra-at-Tahoe is hosting its inaugural Broadway Holiday Bash with Ugly Sweater Contest. Here is the ski report ...
Ski report: Fun on and off the mountain
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/24/2011 - 1:57pmMost resorts in the Tahoe area having festivities on the mountain and in the villages. Sierra-at-Tahoe is hosting its inaugural Broadway Holiday Bash with Ugly ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ski-report-...
Setting the geographical record straight in the
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 10:55pmBy Guy Rocha. Padre Pedro Font, during an expedition to Spanish-controlled Northern California in 1776, named and mapped the Sierra Nevada for the first time. Sierra means saw-toothed mountain range i...
Nevada State Parks celebrates 2012 with free New Year's Day guided hikes
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 11:30amBy Bob Conrad
The Nevada Division of State Parks is sponsoring free, guided hikes in seven state parks on New Year’s Day as part of America’s State Parks First Day Hikes initiative.
First Day Hikes offer individuals and families an opportunity to begin the New Year rejuvenating and connecting with the outdoors by taking a healthy hike on January 1, 2012 at a state park close to home.
Woman sues following collision with Heavenly employee
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 7:04pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A Florida woman filed suit against Vail Resorts, Heavenly Valley and a Heavenly Mountain Resort employee this week after being injured during a ski collision with the emp...
Woman sues following collision with Heavenly employee
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 7:04pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A Florida woman filed suit against Vail Resorts, Heavenly Valley and a Heavenly Mountain Resort employee this week after being injured during a ski collision with the emp...
Dry weather to persist through Christmas weekend, snow possible Tuesday
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 5:29pm
Dry weather will prevail through the Christmas holiday weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. Lows tonight will drop into the single digits to lower teens across western Nevada, with lows below zero in the Sierra valleys. A warming trend will occur for the holiday weekend as high pressure moves over western Nevada. Highs Christmas Day will warm into the lower 50s. There is the potential for light rain and mountain snow next Tuesday through Thursday.
U.S. Forest Service teams up with Learn to Ski & Snowboard Month
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 3:17pm
By John Heil
The U.S. Forest Service and organizers of January's Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month are working together to promote and recognize the event at Lake Tahoe and elsewhere, highlighting the health benefits of winter outdoor activity.
Northstar California completes $30 million in upgrades
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 6:14pm
By Sam Bauman
Northstar California did up things well Tuesday (name change, used to be "at-Tahoe") by officially opening its new multimillion dollar Zephyr lodge at the top of Zephyr lift and a new chairlift, the Promised Land Express. The new quad chair services two new trails. This completes a spending program of $30 million on upgrades, trails and support activities at the Lake Tahoe resort.
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 4:32amThe Tahoe Heritage Foundation received $7050 from Tahoe Mountain Milers The running club raised the money during the 2011 Kokanee Salmon Run These funds ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-abou...
Meyers Landfill site to stay closed through 2012
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 7:58amHazardous conditions are keeping Meyers Landfill site off Pioneer Trail near South Lake Tahoe off-limits to snowmobilers, snowshoers, cross country skiers, mountain bikers, off-highway vehicle users a...
Heavenly announces recipients of community donations
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/17/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Heavenly Mountain Resort announced Wednesday that 47 local non-profit organizations will receive cash grants and in-kind donations for the 2011-12 season through the Vail...
'Messiah' performed by Toccata all around the lake
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 5:54pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Christmas is coming and the music of "Messiah" is on the mountain, thanks to Toccata.For more than half a decade the Orchestra and Community Choral Artists of the Taho...
Heavenly adds more runs today
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 11:45amHeavenly Mountain Resort has done it again, opening more skiing and snowboarding terrain on the strength of the West Coast’s largest snowmaking system, just in time for the upcoming holiday season.
Forest Service extends Meyers Landfill closure
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 8:59amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In a statement released Thursday, the U.S. Forest Service reminded snowmobilers, snowshoers, cross-country skiers, mountain bikers and off-highway vehicle users that the ...
Mountain Milers Donate $7,050 to Tahoe Heritage Foundation
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 4:25pm
The Tahoe Heritage Foundation recently received a donation of $7,050 from the Tahoe Mountain Milers. The running club raised the money during the 2011 Kokanee Salmon Run. These funds will be used to support next year's Kokanee Salmon Festival and the college internship summer program at Taylor Creek Visitor Center.
Tahoe Transportation District blog: Maneuvering Mountain Roads
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 2:30pm
Whether it’s sharing the road with bicyclists during the summer or using four wheel drive or chains in winter, even seasoned drivers will tell you mountain driving isn’t the flat lands with its share of switch backs and blind spots, steep hills and wildlife.
Weather conditions change how we drive Sierra roads and in winter chains and snow tires are certainly a given factor when crossing mountain passes in snowy conditions. Caltrans and the Nevada Department of Transportation are good places to start before you even hit the road with up to the minute reports on travel conditions.
Forest Service extends Meyers Landfill closure for public safety
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 2:11pmBy Cheva Heck
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit reminds snowmobilers, snowshoers, cross-country skiers, mountain bikers, off-highway vehicle users and other recreationists that the Meyers Landfill site off Pioneer Trail near South Lake Tahoe remains closed due to safety hazards.
Homewood to enter 21st century with mega-upgrades
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 11:14amTAHOE CITY – What's another 10 hours when five years had already been spent on the revitalization plan of Homewood Mountain Resort? For Art Chapman ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../homewood-to-enter-2...
Homewood project at Lake Tahoe approved by TRPA; League responds
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 8:56pmBy Kristi Boosman
To a packed house of observers, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board voted to approve Phase 1 of the Homewood Mountain Resort Ski Area Master Plan at their monthly meeting on Wednesday, December 14.
Heavenly Mountain at Lake Tahoe opens top to bottom skiing in Nevada
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 8:20pmBehind the power of the West Coast’s largest snowmaking system, Heavenly Mountain Resort opened Stagecoach Express on Wednesday, Dec. 14, giving skiers and snowboarders top-to-bottom skiing and riding on the resort’s Nevada side.
Heavenly opens top-to-bottom skiing in Nevada
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 4:03pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Behind the power of the West Coast's largest snowmaking system, Heavenly Mountain Resort opened Stagecoach Express on Wednesday, giving skiers and snowboarders top-to-bot...
Tahoe Snow Sports Icons Daron Rahlves, Jeremy Jones Partner With Plate for Powder Campaign
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 12:21pm
By Maja Thaler
Two of Lake Tahoe's most popular ski and snowboarding icons, Daron Rahlves and Jeremy Jones, have finished shooting public service ads this week for the nonprofit Tahoe Fund's Plate for Powder program. Rahlves and Jones donated their time for the California and Nevada Lake Tahoe specialty license plates program, which gives new Tahoe license plate buyers two free Alpine or Nordic ski tickets to their choice of 12 major Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts.
TRPA approves Homewood development
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Governing Board approved the first phase of the Homewood Mountain Resort Ski Area Master Plan Wednesday night.The project includes co...
As demand soars, Christmas Cheer makes plea for help
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 2:22pm
The Great Recession continues to rear its head here at home, with demands on social services soaring and a genuine fear that South Shore’s food bank won’t be able to provide Christmas dinner for a record number of families in need.
For 30 years, the Christmas Cheer food bank has helped families celebrate Christmas with a traditional dinner of turkey and all the trimmings. However, with 800 families expected to be on the list of those to receive a dinner, the charity has only 75 donated turkeys and five hams to give and organizers say they are beyond being nervous.
Squaw's Sigourney opens Visa Grand Prix tour with halfpipe win
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 9:12amCOPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. - A year after barely missing the podium at the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix held at Copper Mountain, U.S. Freeskiing Pro Halfpipe Team member Brita Sigourney of Squaw ...
Budget gift: Soap made in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 6:42amPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. ... Tahoe Mountain Soap Company has locally made, handcrafted natural ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../budget-gift-s...
Homewood could get a big overhaul
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 12:14pmLand-use regulators are set Wednesday to consider the major overhaul of Homewood Mountain, a scenic but aging ski resort looming over the west shore of Lake Tahoe. Redevelopment of the nearly 50-year-old property is described by resort owners and project supporters as a badly needed improvement that can help revitalize an ailing Tahoe economy while providing needed environmental protections.
Budget gift: Soap made in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 3:29amPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. Find out how to make a suggestion. Tahoe Mountain Soap Company has locally made, handcrafted natural soaps, natu...
Heavenly celebrates the holidays with 13 days of festivities
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 3:24pmFor 13 days, Heavenly Village will be teeming with the sights, sounds and smells of the holidays as Heavenly Holidays 2011 from Dec.19-31 treats guests to a variety of festive events from ice skating and sculpting to a uniquely Heavenly countdown to the New Year.
Forest Service seeks volunteers for 2012 Ski with a Ranger program
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 2:59pm
Ski and snowboard volunteers are sought by the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management to lead guided interpretive tours at Heavenly Mountain Resort one day a week from January through April 2012.
The interpretive tours are intended to educate resort visitors about the natural and cultural history of the Lake Tahoe Basin, highlighting topics such as water quality, watershed restoration, habitat improvement, fire and fuels management and responsible recreation.
U.S. slopestyle, halfpipe teams named
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 10:00amBy USSA. COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. -– With a host of new action sports events on the docket for the 2014 Olympics in two years, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association formally announced 2011-12 U.S. Snow...
Homewood master plan heads to TRPA
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 3:46pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Placer County supervisors gave a collective nod to proposed redevelopment at Homewood Mountain Resort this week, sending the ski area's master plan to Lake Tahoe regul...
Lake Valley holiday fire truck about to hit the streets
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 12:25pm11 – Echo View Estates, Tahoe Mountain Road, Mule Deer Circle. Dec. 12 – Lake Tahoe Boulevard from Boulder Mountain Drive to Grizzly Mountain Drive. Dec. 13 – West side of North Upper Truckee from Zun...
Budget gift: Membership in Tahoe mountain bike club
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 12:25pmBudget gift: Membership in Tahoe mountain bike club. Posted by admin in Grab Bag on December 9th, 2011 | no responses. Publisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less tha...
Lake Valley holiday fire truck about to hit the streets
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 11:45am11 – Echo View Estates, Tahoe Mountain Road, Mule Deer Circle. Dec. 12 – Lake Tahoe Boulevard from Boulder Mountain Drive to Grizzly Mountain Drive. Dec. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../lake-valley-holid...
Budget gift: Membership in Tahoe mountain bike club
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 11:45amIf the answer is yes, then consider giving them a membership to TAMBA — Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association. The cost through the rest of 2011 is $10 for ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-...
JMA Ventures Buys Residential Property at Lake Tahoe from Ritz-Carlton
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 10:24amSan Francisco-based JMA Ventures has purchased a ski-in, ski-out residential property adjacent to The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe.
Located mid-mountain at the newest Vail Resorts-owned resort, Northstar California, the fully furnished, 2, 3, and 4 bedroom mountain homes built by the Ritz-Carlton Development Company are available this ski season for rent or sale as fully owned, private homes.
Reno-Tahoe International Airport to undergo $40 million in renovations
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 9:53am
Beginning today the Reno-Tahoe International Airport will be undergoing $40 million in renovations, including a Lake Tahoe-themed ticket lobby. The Gateway Project, which will bring about 275 jobs now through April 2013, features an upgrade to the baggage claim area, creating a first floor single security checkpoint, plus new retail and places to eat.
PG&E turning thousands of acres over to public
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/03/2011 - 8:25pmBy Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee. More than 1500 acres of mountain land in Nevada and Placer counties will be handed over to public agencies as part of ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../pge-turning-thousands...
Mountain bikers celebrate productive season
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 5:05pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - To ride a bike is to be an engine. And to join the Tahoe Area Mountain Bike Association is to be part of an engine of change.Wednesday night at Mo's Place, members of ...
Ski report: Winds are howling
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/01/2011 - 8:45pmHeavenly Mountain Resort will not open today because of high winds. The blustery weather is likely to affect operations at other resorts in the Lake Tahoe area ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ski-report-...
Ski report: Winds are howling
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/01/2011 - 2:49pmPosted by admin in Ski Conditions on December 1st, 2011 | no responses. Heavenly Mountain Resort will not open today because of high winds. The blustery weather is likely to affect operations at other...
Movie Review: 'On Top of the Hood' shows ski filmmaker Sammy Carlson can do it all
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 11:10pm
By Josh Swallow
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev.- As we begin to prepare for this upcoming winter, it is no surprise to any Sierra Nevada College student that the ski and snowboard season is right around the corner. With this time of the year brings the beginning of incredible ski films that keep everyone entertained once off the slopes.
Lake Tahoe Adventure Film Festival on Dec. 10 at MontBleu
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 6:56pmThe 10th annual Tahoe Adventure Film Festival offers gnarly footage as “all-risk” describes the fast paced, high energy series of extreme sports short films that premiere Saturday, Dec. 10 at MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa.
Lake Tahoe, recognized as a breeding ground for elite athletes and year-round adventurers, is designed to capture the intensity and passion of adventure with the film festival a perfect reflection of that outdoor culture.
Golf course battle heats up with lawsuit, vandalism
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 3:48pm
UPDATED 8:30AM: California State Parks is investigating vandalism that happened over the weekend on Washoe Meadows State Park land near the Lake Tahoe Golf Course. Electronic equipment and river monitoring devices were damaged or destroyed. Two logs were found to have graffiti sprayed on them, saying "Stop Golf" and "Save the Park."
Tahoe planning agency to look at Homewood plan; Upper Truckee river plan removed from agenda
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 5:18pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will hear plans on the Homewood project on the west shore but has scrapped plans to discuss the Upper Truckee River Restoration project during a two-day meeting of the Governing Board.
According to a news release, the Dec. 14 agenda remains unchanged and includes a proposed adoption of the Final Environmental Impact Review and Environmental Impact Statement for Homewood Mountain Resort. The meetings are on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at Granlibakken, and Thursday, Dec. 15 at the TRPA offices.
